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Meaning of CRECHE

Pronunciation:  kresh

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  a hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for
  2. [n]  a representation of Christ's Nativity in the stable at Bethlehem
 
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 Synonyms: foundling hospital
 
 See Also: hospital, infirmary, representation

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Cr[`e]che\ (kr[asl]sh), n. [F.]
A public nursery, where the young children of poor women are
cared for during the day, while their mothers are at work.
 

 

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